| 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy' | | | | potter around for as long or short a time as he |
| - James Howell, Proverbs 1659 | | | | she likes. No boss will tell them to do it differently. |
| As you can see from the date of the much used | | | | This is a great relief and, again, a stark contrast |
| and fondly quoted proverb the idea of getting | | | | to an everyday job. One can paint a picture as |
| some kind of harmony in a persons' life has | | | | badly as one wants, there is no pressure to sell |
| always been a topical issue. Simply put, hobbies | | | | the painting or even show it to anyone. |
| give people the chance to play and with this the | | | | Hobbies also allow the individual to expand his/her |
| chance to reduce stress levels. In this article I will | | | | horizons and learn new skills or develop unknown |
| discuss some of the way hobbies can improve | | | | talents. This can help to relieve the stress of |
| your life and reduce stress. I will end by | | | | everyday life and often give a person a higher |
| mentioning some of the common hobbies that | | | | purpose. A person that takes up with the local |
| people do that can help to relieve stress. | | | | soccer team can improve his/her physical |
| Firstly a hobby is a break from reality. A hobby | | | | condition, learn new skills and help the team to win |
| provides the person with a chance to focus on | | | | the league title or cup final. |
| building a model airplane, for example, and put all | | | | Hobbies provide an outlet to meet new people, |
| the everyday worries like paying bills, beating the | | | | develop relationships and socialise to a level that |
| rush hour traffic or finishing a work project on | | | | work often cannot provide. |
| schedule to the back of their mind. | | | | Some popular hobbies include : |
| With many hobbies there is an end product that | | | | Gardening - a chance to create and get out into |
| the hobbyist can gain great pleasure and | | | | the fresh air and sunshine |
| satisfaction from. For instance, the amateur | | | | Crafts - any kind of craft from knitting to lathe |
| carpenter can create a birdhouse or table that he | | | | turning is highly creative and satisfying as it |
| she can then give to someone as a present or | | | | produces an end product. |
| can install in the back garden and watch birds | | | | Arts - painting, sculpting, writing, and photography |
| coming and going. Oftentimes this sense of | | | | again give a sense of personal achievement |
| achievement is in stark contrast to everyday | | | | Physical pastimes - playing sports, fishing and |
| working life where the individual can feel like a | | | | going to the gym are a chance to develop new |
| small cog in a large and meaningless wheel. This | | | | relationships and skills |
| sense of accomplishment can provide a great | | | | Hobbies can help to give the individual a well |
| outlet for stress. | | | | rounded life and this is the key to relieving the |
| Hobbies have no deadlines, no rules and no | | | | everyday stresses and strains. |
| pressure to be successful. The hobbyist can | | | | |